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Old 04-14-2006, 08:20   #16
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Reading this book I thought there were definitley things better left unsaid. It was obvious too that the man loved to stroke his ego, whether his statements were true or not.
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Old 04-15-2006, 15:54   #17
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I just ordered that book!

Guess I'l take everything in it with several grains of salt as I did with Andy McNab's books about SAS.
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Guess I'l take everything in it with several grains of salt as I did with Andy McNab's books about SAS.
You would have been better served by ordering "Peter Pan".

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Old 04-15-2006, 16:30   #19
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Guys;

I have found that when sitting in a relaxed place, GB Club comes to mind, with friends the water was always a little deeper, the wind a little colder and the night a little darker. The DZ was shorter, the trees taller and the wind was blowing harder. The stories were a little better than real life.

With that said, in anything we do, there were other people there also. You can puff a little bit and nobody will call you down on it.

But there comes a line that some cross and the others then say "I really don't remember it that way." "That's not the way it was."

When a story has a whole bunch on this side and one or two on that side and they were all there, well then......

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I can't comment on any of this as I have no grounds to but I find it really sad that a man would trade the friendship of former teammates for money or fame. You can't put a price tag on somethings. One would think that is one of them. I apologize for leaving my lane.
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Guys;

I have found that when sitting in a relaxed place, GB Club comes to mind, with friends the water was always a little deeper, the wind a little colder and the night a little darker. The DZ was shorter, the trees taller and the wind was blowing harder. The stories were a little better than real life.

With that said, in anything we do, there were other people there also. You can puff a little bit and nobody will call you down on it.

But there comes a line that some cross and the others then say "I really don't remember it that way." "That's not the way it was."

When a story has a whole bunch on this side and one or two on that side and they were all there, well then......

Pete

Known to stretch a fact or two while downing a brew, but only with friends who stretch back a little their own darn self.

LOL - Note to self: When you finally go home home, first stop is GBC to have a beer with Pete, Reaper and The Boyz.
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Old 04-15-2006, 17:15   #22
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You would have been better served by ordering "Peter Pan".

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I cancelled the order as per your advice, Team Sergeant. However, rather than order "Peter Pan," I ordered a book called "Verbal Judo." Thought it might be more usefull. Thanks for the heads up.
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LOL - Note to self: When you finally go home home, first stop is GBC to have a beer with Pete, Reaper and The Boyz.
Done deal, Lucille, long as I can buy the first round.

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Old 04-15-2006, 18:35   #24
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EH story

Rick B., When was that? If it was the same incident. I wasn't directly involved but I met a guy in 3/7 once and he turned up dead on the border. The story I heard had nothing to do with EH.
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LOL - Note to self: When you finally go home home, first stop is GBC to have a beer with Pete, Reaper and The Boyz.

Sneaky, let me know when that happens. I will try to head that way.

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I knew the guy too Rick, at the time he was a good SF soldier and was my friend. I'll stand by your statement with you buddy and be damed some phony ass liar. In fact I would I have no problem going face to face with him over any of his BS. Hell if you remember I went face to face with 21/2 ton one night in a far off place. Were we drunk or what? To this day and still think I won.
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I cancelled the order as per your advice, Team Sergeant. However, rather than order "Peter Pan," I ordered a book called "Verbal Judo." Thought it might be more usefull. Thanks for the heads up.
Mr haney has sold his integrity.
(Remember what was pointed out earlier, he’s not and never was a Special Forces soldier.)

Buy something written by Paul Howe if you are looking for some good reading.

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Old 04-15-2006, 20:19   #28
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Mr haney has sold his integrity.
(Remember what was pointed out earlier, he’s not and never was a Special Forces soldier.)

Buy something written by Paul Howe if you are looking for some good reading.

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Leadership and Training for The Fight on order.

NDD sparked review here.

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....with 21/2 ton one....
I seem to recall sitting in the back of a 2 1/2 ton truck late one sunny afternoon watching as some individuals fired a star cluster through the front door of a house of soiled doves.

IIRC some individuals were in a slight altercation with some locals over the charms of the ladies. The island of PR. A team we might know?
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Buy something written by Paul Howe if you are looking for some good reading.

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I've his book "Leadership and Training for the Fight" on order. I've read Kit Cessna's "Equal or Greater Force." Excellent book for us civilians, I think.
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